The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23
THE STATE.

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The telegraph line between Raymond
and Cooper's Well will be ready for use
May l.
A s.buckskin party" whatever that may
be, is one of the social features OF Wssson
at present.
wesson streets are lighted by one soli-
tary street lamp, and that was put up BY
the Mills.
The We.son Times thinks that there
are so many loaters in Wesson that they
should organize themselves into club.
The Macon Creamery plant has been
| moved from its old place and ls now stu
ated on the river.
Mr.. w. ]. Boyd, citizen of Columbus,
had stroke of paralysis Sunday afternoon
and fingered until 5 o'clock, when he died.
The merchants OF Enterprise will guar.
antee $1,000 worth of advertising per
annum, to any one who will start paper
there.
The members of tie famous Iazoo CT.
Band have presented very hne gold
headed cane to their leader. Mr.. Sol. w J.
erstein.s
The Melton Hardware Company of Me-
ridian, has published its charter, and is
composed of company with large capital
stock.
Mr.. Jno. ]. Ryan, of Sardis, has recently
Invented new style vehicle pole, which
- fully described in the last issue Of the
Scientihc American.
The Mississippi Mineral and Mining
Company, at Duck Hill, was duly char
| tered on Monday last The authorized
spital is $lo,0o0,000.
Yesterday was lively day in Duck
Hill. The Mineral and Mining Company
completed their organization and other
events of interest occurred.
Jacob Englebrecht, a young German
| baker who recently removed from Mem
| phis to Vicksburg, committed suicide by
| hanging himself at the latter place Fri
| day.
Mr.. C. J. Burrus, of Yazoo City, has re-
ceived an important government clerkship
at Cheyenne River, Dakota Territory, and
leaves Yazoo soon, to enter upon his new
duties.
The Yazoo City base ball club ordered
new uniforms last week, to consist of navy
| blue. The other club, known as the Yazoo
Greys, have handsome gray and white
uniform.
The much TAXED of military ball is to
| take place III Yazoo City, April II, and
| a the soldiers are making extensive pre-
parations, we presume it will be an elegant
affair.
Jack Young, the young man who was
shot last month by James Wooten near
| Beauregard and married soon after while
supposed to be dying, died in Wesson, last
| Thursday.
Mr.. d. z. Montgomery made the first
| shipment of Wilson Strawberries from
Madison Station on Monday last. They
were slightly injured ny the light frost on
Sunday night.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church in
| Vicksburg are to have a quilting bee" of
Aud Lang Syne, tomorrow night, in the
basement of their church. Doubtless it
will be enjoyable.
Mr. James G. Winston, a young man,
in the prime of life, died at his some at
Stanton, Adams county, last week, after a
brief attack of pneumonia. His death
| caused universal regret among those who
knew him.
| Father McEachin, the old gentleman
| from West Point, who made and sent to
Mrs. Cleveland little knife, recently, now
| rejoices in the tn possession of her photo
graph, and dainty note OF thanks.
The Wilkinson County Agricultural and
| Live Stock Association has changed its
name to the Agricultural and Live Stock
Association of Southern Mississippi and
Louisiana, on account of the interest taken
in it by Louisiana farmers,
In accordance with the regulations OF the
Washington drill. Capt C. j. Searles, of
the Volunteer Southrons, has forwarded to
| the managers the names of A. g. Tillman
and III. A. Broughton as the representatives
OF the company in the individual contest
The Eighth District comes to the front in
the way of candidates for District Att,,,-
ney. Among these, will be found Messrs.
A. III. Longino, of Lawrence A. Nichols,
OF Scott; Sylvester McLaurin, of Rankin !;
ii. Jones, OF Smith, and g. n c. Davis,
of Ieake.
The Aberdeen Guards. at an annual
meeting held last week, elected as officers.
A. f. CARRIER, Captain Lock Houston, LIST
Lieutenant; w. L. Evans, End Lieutenant !;
r. B. Haughton, Secretary, The Guards
will enter the Washington Drill.
ST. Patrick's Day was celebrated in Wa
ter Valley by banquet given by the
knights OF Labor OF that place to their
friends. Four hundred guests on this oc.
casion enjoyed the most elaborate supper
OF like character, ever given in Water
Valley.
The Vicksburg Gas Company has been
leased for period of twenty years to the
United Gas Improvement Company. of
Philadelphia, the Gas Company to receive
% per cent. of the gross earnings of tue
Improvement Company, as compensation
for the lease.
MioS pnia Eato XVI;.GoII
met with quite serious accident upon her
return from phantom party few nights
ago. The night was dark, the street poor
ly lighted, and on her homeward route she
stepped and fell down an embankment,
about five feet in height, breaking her
right ankle.
Mr.. Junius Hart, well-known business
man of New Orleans, and Miss Sallie E.
johnson, second daughter of the late Rev
III. +. johnson, d. D., president of Whit
worth College, were married at the resi-
dence of the brides mother on the morn
ing of 10th inst
Mrs. Mcintyre, resident for forty years
of Columbus, was found dead in her bed,
one morning last week. Strangers passing
the house during the day noticed lamp
burning and suspecting something wrong
broke the door open, and upon entering
found the lonely Old lady dead.
At the recent annual exhibition of the
Turner's Association at St. Louis, in the
competitive contest of drawings, where
these drawings were so numerous as to
cover fifty large tables, the frat prize was |
awarded to Natchez boy. Mr.. VIM Stieten-
roth, for the best, cieanest and most ditf
cult drawing.
Mr.. G. A. Bessac, of Natchez, an anthu-
siastic collector of rertl,, now reioices in the
recent requirement OF a mum Der of Ear iscan |
vases and water jars, composed OF burnt
clay and mock marble. The vases are one
thousand years old, and a-e gen uine speci- |
mems OF ancient pottery.
The Natchez, Jackson and Columbus
Railroad has recently put on satne new
cars between HARRISON and Natchez. tn
with the Mississippi Valley road
at that point, thus enabling passengers to |
leave New Orleans in the morning and
reach Matches on the evening OF the same
day.
The w. c. 7. q. OF Brookhaven cele-
brated their second anniversary last Mon
day night, when Heuck's Hall was crowded
with an appreciative audience Mrs. Mol
lie MCGEE Smell, OF Columbus, delivered
an address Miss Maggie Hill, elocution
leaoher In Whitworth College, recited a
choice selection and other addresses and /
choice music. made the occasion one of
very special interest.
At railroad Ieet,ns G. tie citizens oi
Aberdeen, held last week, misunder-
standing arose between Gen Reuben Davis
who was addressing the meeting, and Capt
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